by Wendy Newman | Jul 31, 2014 | Italian Culture, Italian updates, Italian Zone
Wendy Newman (Association for Language Learning) LANGUAGE TEACHING IN AUSTRALIA Australia is one of the most multilingual countries in the world. According to the 2006 census, more than 350 languages were in regular use in Australian homes and workplaces (around 150...
by Wendy Newman | Jul 31, 2014 | Italian Culture, Italian Practice, Italian Zone
Marco Lacivita e Annalisa Nardi (Gladstone Park Secondary College, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) INTRODUZIONE C’era una volta … – Un re! – diranno subito i miei piccoli lettori. No, ragazzi, avete sbagliato. C’era una volta un pezzo di legno …[ref]Collodi, C....
by Wendy Newman | Jul 31, 2014 | Italian Reviews, Italian Zone
Monica Boria, Reviews Editor Computer-Assisted Language Learning: Diversity in research and practice Glenn Stockwell (ed.) Cambridge University Press – 2012, 213pp, £60 ISBN: 978-1-107-01634-7 This book, edited by G. Stockwell, features a number of articles on the...
by Wendy Newman | Jul 31, 2014 | Italian Culture, Italian updates, Italian Zone
ITALIAN IMMERSION Wendy Newman, ALL In summer 2013, I was given the opportunity to study Italian in Italy, as part of the European Union’s Lifelong Learning Programme. This programme offered In-Service Training Funding for language teachers to develop, revive and...
by Wendy Newman | May 19, 2014 | French Practice, French Zone
Marnie Seymour and Sharon Witt (University of Winchester) L’HISTOIRE COMMENCE… Primary Foreign Languages (PFLs) obtaining a new statutory status within the National Curriculum for Key Stage 2 poses a challenge not only for existing primary practitioners but also for...
